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<h1><a href="../cli/npm-explore.html">npm-explore</a></h1> <p>Browse an installed package</p>
<h2 id="synopsis">SYNOPSIS</h2>
<pre><code>npm explore &lt;pkg&gt; [ -- &lt;command&gt;]</code></pre><h2 id="description">DESCRIPTION</h2>
<p>Spawn a subshell in the directory of the installed package specified.</p>
<p>If a command is specified, then it is run in the subshell, which then
immediately terminates.</p>
<p>This is particularly handy in the case of git submodules in the
<code>node_modules</code> folder:</p>
<pre><code>npm explore some-dependency -- git pull origin master</code></pre><p>Note that the package is <em>not</em> automatically rebuilt afterwards, so be
sure to use <code>npm rebuild &lt;pkg&gt;</code> if you make any changes.</p>
<h2 id="configuration">CONFIGURATION</h2>
<h3 id="shell">shell</h3>
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<li>Default: SHELL environment variable, or &quot;bash&quot; on Posix, or &quot;cmd&quot; on
Windows</li>
<li>Type: path</li>
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<p>The shell to run for the <code>npm explore</code> command.</p>
<h2 id="see-also">SEE ALSO</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="../files/npm-folders.html">npm-folders(5)</a></li>
<li><a href="../cli/npm-edit.html">npm-edit(1)</a></li>
<li><a href="../cli/npm-rebuild.html">npm-rebuild(1)</a></li>
<li><a href="../cli/npm-build.html">npm-build(1)</a></li>
<li><a href="../cli/npm-install.html">npm-install(1)</a></li>
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<p id="footer">npm-explore &mdash; npm@6.4.1</p>

